| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Jacques Philippe Le Bas after Julien Le Roy |
| Published | c.1770 |
| Dimensions | Image 277 x 438 mm, Sheet 287 x 347 mm |
| Notes |
A view of the Temple of Augustus at Pula in modern day Croatia. The small adjoining building beside the temple has since been removed. In the foreground are a number of figural groups, including a group of soldiers in Ottoman costume lounging on the temple steps, a group of women with a donkey, and a couple in Italian dress. The Temple of Augustus at Pula is the only remaining section of a temple precinct that originally housed three similar temples. The Temple of Diana originally stood to the far right of the precinct and was of similar dimensions to the surviving building. Between the two was a much larger temple, probably dedicated to Roma. Built at some point in the first decade of the first century AD, the temple was decorated with an elaborate frieze, much of which still survives, and a bronze-lettered dedication to Augustus as 'Father of the Fatherland.' Following the Roman period, the building was converted into a Byzantine Church. Julien Le Roy (1724 - 1803) was an architect, draughtsman and architectural writer. Jacques-Philippe Le Bas or Lebas (8 July 1707 - 14 April 1783) was a French engraver to the Cabinet du roi and successfully produced engravings after several paintings by different artists. His oeuvre amounts to more than 500 works, including many large portraits after Vernet, and several works after van de Velde, Parrocel, Berchem, Ruysdaël, Watteau, Oudry and Lancret. He trained the line engraver François-Anne David. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 25241 |